Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-23

arui IRON nis room and around the piazza Mr.
Roessle OF this hotel has lately had an autograph
letter irom him about the Improvements 10 b.
made al the Arlington Hotel, Washington, TO pro-
tect IL better from IRE and 10 provide proper
means OF escape from every fioor In clse hre
should break out In any part OF the hotel
Miss GRrNDy.
THE BEWIrChlNG CHORUS GIRL.
Her Snsiles at the Orchestra ussap.
prepriatcd BY the frons Row.
HRRoSEous IMPRESSIONS aRorr HKR rIrr AND COW.
DUCT-RkQuRKD BY HER EMPLOYMENT AND sUa-
RoUNDINGs 10 CONDUCT HERSELF WITH rRorRIEry-
A YoUNs Man WHO MADE LOVE- OVEN TIE FOOT
LIGHTS.
The chorus girl is sometimes pretty and always
interesting 20 the young man who haunts the front
row and who fingers, after the opera il over.
around the stage entrance 20 catch
glimpse as she appears In ordinary costume OF the
divinity, who, as village maiden In abbreviated
skirts, or page without any skirts a. all Ia speak
OF, has aroused his sentimental nature. at is the
glamour OF the footlights" said young gentleman
whose associations have brought him much In
contact with theaters and theatrical people. when
asked by a STAN reporter why 10 many young men
OF dudish attire gave evidence OF being bewitchei
by ladies OF the chorus. Then, with more serious
air, this young gentleman adept In the fascinating
mysteries OF the stage went on: "fhere seems 10
be a very general impression among young men
that the girls In a comic-opera company, or any
theatrical company, viii readily surrender Ia their
advances, and are not restrained 10y the ideas 81
In good social standing. Now, any man whc
attempts TO act on such an assumption viii get
well, very much left. As matter OF fact, the
average chorus girl Is good and well behaved as
the average girl anywhere. Among a number q
girls In any employment you may nnd some
Inclined 10 be Wild, and DO not believe you VIII
find any more such among chorus girls Than YOU
would among the same number OF girls IN other
places ! AIN speaking now Of such companies a.
We have here-the summer opera companies. Aside
from their own ideas OF propriety there are many
restraints on these girls. They are watched con-
s sTn s es tn a ssss wSv she woSS e.
right away. They have work 10 do; there are
rehearsas TO attend, besides the regular perform
ances, and little time Is left 10 them for life d
dissipation or pleasure, such as some people fancy
they lead even IN it were possible for them 20
Keep their places In the company and follow sucn
lltte companies or messa's. III any girl did any
thing improper II she did not 20 home after the
Then, II "A girl is pretty and attractive. she re-
ceives plenty OF attention from members of the
company; she does not have 10 pick up fellowin
the 'front.' row.
GIRLS WHO ACT IN THE WINTER.
''Sone OF the girls In the summer opera compa-
MES" continued The STARS Informant "hold very
respectable places soubrettes or I'm other capac-
titles In regular dramatic companies IN the winter
season. Some 20 into the chorus for the purpose
OF accustoming themselves TO the stage and audi
ences, hoping To attain higher place In the pro-
i
know, Imagine they have made a deep impression
on chorus girls Sometimes these men send fiow-
ers To their girls They are not passed up over the
footlights by ushers-that Il not allowed-but are
sent around behind the stage, where they are
likely to be divided up and distributed among
members OF the company The chorus girls always
deny that they pay any attention 10 any particu-
lar person In front. They have to look nj the
leader OF the orchestra. and often smile directed
at MIN Will be taken 10y some one In the front row
as intended for himself and make him believe at
once that he has made conquest.
''ln New York, at theaters where large chor,lse5
are employed. and the same opera il sung, per-
haps, Tor many weeks, there are Doubtless cases
where women whose lives are not irrepr,achable
secure places I'm the chorus and make the position
serve their purpose.
YOUNG MAN WITH A BAD CASE.
"There was q case I'm this city recently I'm fact
the case still exists" he went on. "where n young
man who had been smitten with the charms of a
pretty chorus girl has been numerically guyed.
He had doubtlessly misappropriated Ia himself a
smile or signal OF recognition directed 10 the
leader OF the orchestra, or one OF those general
smiles intended 10 be dinused over The whole au-
dience. AT any rate he drew attention 10 himself
by means Of personals In the newspapers, asking
the young lady OF the chorus who had noticed the
gentleman In such a row To address 'Adonis' or
Dixie or some such name. When these personals
appeared the people about the theater were
amused and or course all wanted 10 know who the
young man was So a letter I'm answer TO the per-
Sonal was written 10y a gentleman who initiated
a lady's handwriting, stating that the writer was
not certain whether she was the girl he meant OF
not, but II ne would be at the theater that even.
ing and occupy a certain seat she would notice
him, and if she liked him they might have "A
pleasant acquaintance. This letter, which was
signed yours, perhaps was answered at once.
He wrote that he would be there that evening and
gave the number or his seat. The correspondence
was carried on through the newspaper Offices.
HE APPEARS THE THEsTER
SWELL the young man appeared that evening, as
he announced he would. We discovered that he
was young man twenty-five or twenty-three
years OF age, the son OF a merchant In business
h,r IA fG VAS Df pta
things ever SAW. He was dressed, as they say,
TO kill Though IL was one OF the hottest lights OF
the summer, he wore a thick Prince Albert coat
and a white vest. He sat In the seat he had care
fully described IN his note, smiling, in n sr-satis-
fled way, evidently well pleased with the turn
things had taken. and already nguring In fancy In
romantic scenes OF loye-making with his charIner
OF the chorus. lie sat and smiled, and waited for
the chorus 10 come on, when he put on his most
impressive and sentimental air. all for the benefit
OF some of the girls, who was probably totally
unconscious OF his existence. He came prepared
TO make an Impression. Between the acts he
seen I'm the tolet-room before MIRROR, putting On
a new and unwilted collar, making himself up for
the next act
''The next morning there was another note from
him. He was In a dilemma. He must have some
way OF surely knowing whether his fair CORE
spondent was the right girl before he could go on
further. or course he did not want 10 waste his
Smiles and perspire night after night for the
wrong girl. In answer letter was sent saying
that the writer would be that evening In blue
dresS-there We're four or five In the chorus who
wore blue dresses-and would recognize him In
some way, so there would be no mistake. He ap-
peared again I'm the front row that evening gotten
up I'm exquisite style. The chorus girls had been
let into the secret this time, and they came In
each laughed, and he saw, he had wit enough TO
perceive that he was the object OF considerable
attention. A letter had been sent 10 him stating
that the writer would meet him that evening IN
front OF the theater. He sent note IN behind the
stage by an usher stating that III he had known
he was going TO make SO favorable an impression
he would have made other arrangements, but he
had an engagement that evening that would pre-.
vent his meeting her. as proposed, and In the note
he asked, plaintively, why did you let the whole
chorus catch on.' He thought, evidently she was
deeply Impressed by his attentions that she had
given herself away by demonstrations OF delight
He wrote to her that he would make arrangements
TO be In Baltimore, where the company was 10 so.
STILL INFATUATED.
SWELL the thing was kept up, and the young
man. though he was guyed In the most open
manner, bravely persisted in appearing at
the theater and making love oVei
the footlights TO the fair one he supposed was
Turing him on. The ushers were In the game, ana
they chased him on the front row, but he perse
vered with q determination worthy OF q better
cause. He stood In the back part OF the house ono
evening talking with an usher, who said 10 MN;
Look here, my friend, do you know you are In =
fair way Of being killed to-nightf The young man
looked scared. Good Lord. he said, think 50
too Did you notice one OF the blg fellows in the
chorus scowling at me7' Yes the usher SAID,
that fellow is very Jealous The girl you are after
is his girl The cold perspiration stood on the
brow OF the young man as he remarked, think
I'D better get out Of this" and he made hasty
retreat FRONT the theater. The young man Is still
under the influence OF the siren voice OF the guy
ing letters and the charms OF the chorus girl tna
as he sllpposes writes them, and he Will probably
60 TO Baltimore saturday night. He has not yet
had sense enough TO see that he Is being fooled,